ATLANTA – Augustana's
Aislinn Duffy has been named an honorable mention to the 2023 WBCA NCAA Division II All-America Team announced Friday. Duffy, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, receives the national recognition after earning NSIC South Division Player of the Year honors.
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Duffy's season was one for the record books as she led the NSIC with 12 double-doubles while ranking third with 17.2 points per game, second with 8.6 rebounds per game and third with 3.8 assists per game. All the statistical categories led Augustana.
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She marked the Vikings' first triple-double in a decade when she recorded 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on Dec. 19 against Mount Marty.
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She set the tone for the season as she poured in 33 points in her first game of the season against Missouri Western and followed with seven-straight games of double-digit points. On Feb. 4 at Upper Iowa, she again exploded for 30-plus points, this time a career-high 35 points which aided in her NSIC-best four Player of the Week honors.
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She then closed the season with double-doubles in four of the final seven games while lead Augustana to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
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Duffy concludes her career ranked No. 15 in Augustana history with 1,363 points scored. Her 769 career rebounds rank her 9
th all-time. In addition, her 7.8 rebounds per game average place her fifth on the all-time list while her 13.7 points per game place her seventh while playing 99 career games.
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Duffy joins a list of WBCA honorees at Augustana that includes Dana Nielsen, Saundra Zwach, Alison Adamson, Alex Feeney, Shaunteva Ashley and Logan O'Farrell. All seven individuals were student-athletes under
Dave Krauth who just finished his final season coaching the Vikings.
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